Phineas I of Semien

Phineas I of Semien (723-774) was the Duke of Semien until 774, preceding Gideon I of Semien.

Biography
Phineas was born in 723 to the Ethiopian Jewish House of Gideon. Phineas was the first Duke of Semien, located in the present-day Eritrean highlands. Phineas reigned as Duke of Semien until 774, when he died. He was succeeded by his son Gideon I of Semien, and his family line would later continue to be the rulers of Axum. His seventh-great-granddaughter Gudit conquered Axum in 960, and the House of Gideon would come to be the kings of Axum.